Arrrggghhh!

[erilyn]

If you hear of me being arrested, I've finally lost it and attacked my mother with a paintbrush and a broom, over my brother's engagement party this weekend. I have to 'run the kitchen' on the day, and if she adds one more thing that I have to fiddle with on the day, or come up with another stupidarsed thing to do before hand...

All I've done lately is jobs around the house (including an unsuccessful attempt at painting the oven door - turned out the paint really wasn't suited, it's all matte and looks crap) and share footage via AIM*. Left the house for the first time in 3 1/2 days this afternoon, well, my sister and I escaped when mum went out shopping. We sort refuge at her friend P's place, and cooed over her baby, all of 10 days old. Cute little guy, I got to cuddle him for a while (very nervously). He was awake and alert the whole time we were there (which was a while), and he loves to wave his arms around and go crosseyed trying to focus on things too far away for him yet. I was going bugfuck crazy before we got out of the house, I really was.

Look at my purty new icon, made by the lovely miss hnix, companion to this one: .

Quote courtesy of MST3K :)

*which is a good thing, I love to share footage around, just not a good substitute for getting the fuck out of here.

Comments

[tboy.livejournal.com]

I got to cuddle him for a while

Aarghhh! 'Ware! 'Ware!

I'd never held a baby in my life, until my friend Jane had tiny little Joshua, 5 weeks premmie. I held him at 2 weeks of age, 3 weeks before he was even due.

I was pregnant 4 months later.

'Ware!!! ;-)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Me getting pregnant would be...surprising *g*.

He's not the first, I've held my cousin's babies. I remember holding the eldest in the hospital less than a day after she was born, I was 19 years old, never held a baby before, and petrified. And then my aunt (the grandmother) made a joke out of it! Asked me if the baby was still breathing! I was not impressed, my terror should not be made a mockery of! *g*

But the warning is appreciated! Note to self: don't get pregnant.

[tboy.livejournal.com]

Me getting pregnant would be...surprising *g*.

*giggles*

I can rest easy now, knowing my warning is heeded *g*.

my terror should not be made a mockery of! *g*

Probably as terrified as I, when holding Joshua. I knew I'd been found acceptable, though, when he threw up on me.

Ah, babies.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I think it was the second eldest (I was going to say middle, but with #4 on the way, not so accurate) who threw up on me at my 21st. Awww...babies. Luckily it was just my arm and not my dress!

[tboy.livejournal.com]

I could regale you for hours and hours with tales of being thrown up on in public places with no way of changing... but I won't *g*. Thank me later. ;-)

Suffice to say it's nice to reach a stage in my life where I no longer have to walk around with a cloth over my shoulder. :-)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I could regale you for hours and hours with tales of being thrown up on in public places with no way of changing

Note to self: another excellent reason to not have kids *g*.

[i-naiad.livejournal.com]

Oh man, there's something in the air at the moment, I swear. Sorry to hear you're going stir crazy. I can empathsise - though I haven't resorted to visiting babies (they scare me).

Hope things pick up soon. And just think, it'll all be over soon.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sorry to see in your lj that you're so dicombobulated at the moment. I feel eminently unqualfied to give career-type advice, but I'm sure you'll figure out what you want to do :)

[out-there.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Well, I've always loved the SV icon, so it's no surprise that I'm delighted by the WW icon!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Hannah is an icon-making genius! ;)

[hnix.livejournal.com]

Well, feel free to come over here to escape the family madness - if you're allowed to leave the house, that is. *g* We could watch Firefly and eat doughnuts.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I would love to, but probably won't get a chance before Saturday. I might seek refuge once it's over though :)